Upcoming Elections in Your State
2012 General Election: November 6, 2012
For detailed election information, visit the Florida Division of Elections website.
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When You Can Vote
On Election Day, the polls are open from 7am to 7pm.
All Floridians can vote early beginning on October 27th and ending on November 3rd. Be sure to check the hours the early voting sites are open in your county.
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Where You Can Vote
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Registering to Vote
Registration Deadlines
2012 General Election: October 9, 2012
Identification Required for Registration
If you register by mail and you are a first-time voter in the Florida, you be asked to provide either a Florida driver's license number, a Florida I.D. number, or a Social Security number. If you do not have any of this information, you are required to provide additional identification. To assure that you will not have problems when you go to vote, you should provide a copy of the required identification at the time you mail your voter registration form. If you are voting an absentee ballot, you must provide the proper identification prior to 7 p.m. Election Day or your absentee ballot will not count.
The following forms of identification are acceptable if they contain your name and photograph:
- United States passport
- Debit of credit card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement center identification
- Neighborhood association identification
- Public assistance Identification
Instead of providing a photo ID, you may provide a copy of a current and valid utility bill, bank statement, government paycheck, or other government document containing your name and current residence address.
How to Check Registration
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Voting Early & by Absentee Ballot
If You Want to Vote Early
Florida allows all voters to vote early. Early voting begins on October 27th and ends on November 3rd. Please check with your county Supervisor of Elections for early voting locations and times as hours may vary.
Please check with the Division of Elections for locations and times.
If You Want to Vote Absentee
Florida allows all eligible voters to vote using an absentee ballot.
Contact your Supervisor of Elections to request an applications for an absentee ballot.
Rules and Deadlines:
A request for an absentee ballot must be received by the supervisor of elections no later than 5 p.m. on the 6th day before the election. The supervisor of elections must then mail the requested ballot or have it delivered to someone designated to receive the ballot for the voter by no later than 4 days before the election, or deliver it in person by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
A voter must sign and return his or her absentee ballot to the Supervisor of Elections and it must be received by 7p.m. on Election Day.
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Identification Requirements
Florida voters must provide current and valid photo identification at the polling place in order to vote. Acceptable forms of identification include the following:
- Florida identification card
- Florida driver's license
- United States passport
- Debit or credit card
- Military identification
- Student identification
- Retirement center identification
- Neighborhood association identification
- Public assistance identification
If the photo identification does not contain the voter's signature, an additional identification with the voter's signature is required.
If you do not present one of the above forms of identification at the polling place, you can vote by casting a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot should be counted as long as you are eligible to vote and your signature matches the signature on your voter registration.
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If You Have Moved Within Your State
If you have moved within the same precinct, you can go to that appropriate polling location for that precinct and update your address and vote a regular ballot.
If you have moved to a different precinct within you county, go to you NEW polling location and update your address and vote a regular ballot.
If you moved to a NEW COUNTY you should notify the Supervisor of Elections in your NEW County and vote at your new polling location. If you have not notified the Supervisor of Elections in your new county before Election Day, you will vote a provisional ballot that should be counted as long as you are eligible to vote.
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If You Are in the Military or Are an Overseas Voter
Military and overseas citizens can use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), also known as Standard Form 76, to register to vote and to request an absentee ballot. Visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program's (FVAP) Florida-specific FPCA page.
Military and overseas citizens can send and receive voting materials by fax and email. If you wish to use the fax or email options, you must indicate this on your FPCA. Instructions for doing so are found on the FVAP's Florida-specific FPCA page.
Military and overseas citizens can use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) if they are concerned with receiving their printed ballot and returning it by the 7:00 p.m., Election Day deadline. The FWAB is a blank ballot on which voters write-in their choices. The FWAB may also be used to register to vote and to apply for the absentee ballot, all in one step. If the FWAB is being used to register to vote, it must be received by the voter registration deadline. For specific instructions, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program's Florida-specific FWAB page.
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If You Have a Felony Conviction
If you have been convicted of a felony , you may not vote unless you receive clemency from the Governor. Contact the Office of Executive Clemency to obtain the required information to have your voting rights restored at 850-488-2952. Individuals may apply for clemency after a 5 or 7 year waiting period, depending on the type of felony charge.
For more information, visit the Florida Division of Elections web site or click here to download a Florida Election Protection manual created by the Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
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Election Protection Materials
For more information for voters with mental disabilities, visit The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and National Disability Rights Network’s document: “Voting Rights Guide for People with Mental Disabilities”
For more information for student voters, visit the Florida Student Voting Guide from the Brennan Center for Justice.
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